How does the effect of a given landing crosswind differ with aircraft size and weight? Obviously a small aircraft (C172) will be affected by the wind because of its relatively low weight but on the other hand a larger aircraft such as a commercial airliner will be affected because of its large surface area.
I guess that its not as simple as working out a weight/surface area ratio, but for a given x-wind could we speculate which aircraft will be most affected?
Given that we have many youtube examples of commercial airliners landing in very strong winds (that I guess most light aircraft would not fly in), have I effectively answered my question?
